The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement that “dozens of Palestinians, including children, have been killed from Israeli fire today”, without condemning the violence.

“Israel must respect the right to peaceful protest and the principle of proportionality in the use of force,” Mogherini added.

Great Britain

The British Prime Minister office also expressed concern over the violence in Gaza in a statement, reading:

“We are concerned by the reports of violence and loss of life in Gaza.”

British govt's minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, issues statement after numerous Palestinians were killed and injured in Gaza and the West Bank https://t.co/uGhjxydvEY

Germany said it was “shocked and deeply concerned” by the reports concerning the protests in Gaza, in which dozens of people were killed or injured.

The German foreign ministry said:

“Israel has the right to defend itself and to secure the fence against violent incursion. However, the principle of proportionality applies. That includes only using live ammunition when other, less forceful methods of deterrence do not work and in cases of concrete threats.”

Berlin underlined that people in Gaza Strip has a right to carry out peaceful protests, but also warned against inflammatory moves.

“The right to peaceful protest must also apply in Gaza.”

Germany's foreign ministry joined European and UN condemnations and calls for restraint, as Israeli live ammunition killed 50+ Palestinian protesters in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/AOwE0OxpKQ

In Lebanon, lawmakers denounced Monday’s relocation of the US embassy while also slamming Israel’s “brutal and barbaric” response to the Gaza protests.

South Africa

South Africa said it was withdrawing its ambassador to Israel until further notice following what it called the “indiscriminate and grave” attack on Monday.

In a statement, the South African government condemned the killing of protesters in Gaza.

BREAKING: South Africa withdraws its ambassador to Israel. "Given the indiscriminate and gravity of the latest Israeli attack, the South African government has taken a decision to recall Ambassador Sisa Ngombane with immediate effect until further notice." https://t.co/aVfDTfCQWT

Pakistan also expressed grave concern on Monday on the rising tensions.

In a statement, the Pakistani government said that despite calls by the international community to comply with UN General Assembly and Security Council resolutions on the two-state solution, US is moving its Embassy to the Holy City of Jerusalem.

“The Government and people of Pakistan stand firmly with the Palestinian people,” the statement said.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI condemned the relocating of US embassy in Israel in a statement, according to the country’s state news agency MAP.

MAP reported that the king was “following with concern the implementation of the US administration’s decision to recognize Al Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there.”

Bahrain

Bahrain’s foreign ministry strongly condemned the Israeli violence.

In a statement the ministry said that it “warns against the grave dangers and negative repercussions of this serious provocation in the occupied Palestinian territories, stressing its total rejection of the use of force in the face of peaceful marches that call for the rights of the Palestinian people.”

The ministry reiterated its “firm position and support to the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people”, the statement added.

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